Crewe Works A Celebration Of Steam
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Crewe Works A Celebration Of Steam
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Author : Keith Langston
language : en
Publisher: Gresley
Release Date : 2024-06-29
Crewe Works A Celebration Of Steam written by Keith Langston and has been published by Gresley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-29 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Locomotive No 32 Tamerline became the first steam locomotive to be completed at Crewe Works on 10 March 1843. One hundred and fifteen years later BR 9F No 92250 became the 7,331st steam locomotive to be built at the Cheshire works, when completed in December 1958. This publication is a tribute to the thousands of people employed there during the steam locomotive building era. In 1913 The Railway Magazine proudly described Crewe as "the most famous railway works in the world". Indeed, railways throughout the world benefited from adopting 'best Crewe practice'. Many who worked at Crewe in its heyday, first under the London & North Western Railway and later the London Midland & Scottish Railway, held the firm belief that the works was the 'beating heart' of the Cheshire town. Back in those days you would be hard put to find a local family without some kind of connection to that vast engineering enterprise. In earlier times the works not only provided the steadily growing town with employment, but furthermore supplied the town with both gas and domestic water. For example, the consumption of the gas produced at the works in the 1940s was assessed as 30% to the works, 20% to Rolls-Royce and 50% to the town. Those statistics are a great example of the many close ties that existed between the works and the town. After the post-war Transport Act, steam locomotive construction and maintenance continued under the newly created company British Railways. From 1948 under Nationalisation in addition to locomotive building, BR Crewe Works was responsible for the maintenance of some 2,779 steam locomotives. However, even as the Standard Locomotive building programme got underway plans for a future railway system without steam traction were being drawn up. The timeline of this publication highlights those steam locomotive classes which were listed as being built by Crewe Works (in any time period) but importantly included in the BR January 1948 stock list. It also includes BR Standard class locomotives built at Crewe post 1951. Steam traction did return to the works, albeit in only a token manner during the occasion of the September 2005 Great Gathering. Crewe Works - A Celebration of Steam by Keith Langston is not intended to be a source of detailed steam engineering practices, but is a comprehensively illustrated record of steam locomotive building and maintenance at Crewe Works. Fortunately, important engineering work was still carried out at Crewe Works in 2023. Given the reduced size of the works, and reduction in numbers employed, it would not be unfair to say that the once 'beating heart' of the town is at least a 'discernible pulse'.
Crewe Works In The Age Of Steam
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Author : E. Talbot
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Crewe Works In The Age Of Steam written by E. Talbot and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Crewe (Cheshire East, England) categories.
Scottish Steam
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Author : Keith Langston
language : en
Publisher: Wharncliffe
Release Date : 2014-08-13
Scottish Steam written by Keith Langston and has been published by Wharncliffe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-13 with Transportation categories.
Scotland is renowned worldwide for its engineering prowess, which of course included locomotive building. This lavishly illustrated and detailed publication celebrates standard gauge steam locomotive building North of the Border. Focussing not only on the achievements of the major companies, North British Locomotive Co Ltd, Neilson & Co Ltd, Neilson Reid & Co Ltd, William Bearmore Ltd, Sharp Stewart & Co Ltd,and Andrew Barclay, Sons & Co Ltd it also highlights the contribution made by several of the smaller, but nevertheless significant locomotive builders. Details of the output of the several railway company locomotive building works are also included. All of the Scottish built locomotive classes which came into British Railway's ownership are featured ,and a large majority of the carefully selected images are published for the first time. Scottish Steam celebrates the significant contribution made by Scottish railway engineering workshops to steam locomotive development.
A Celebration Of Steam
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Author : John M. Wickre
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987-06-01
A Celebration Of Steam written by John M. Wickre and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-06-01 with Locomotives categories.
A Celebration Of Steam
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Author : HarperCollins Publishers Australia
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
A Celebration Of Steam written by HarperCollins Publishers Australia and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Locomotives categories.
The Railway Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Railway Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Railroads categories.
The Golden Age Of Steam
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Author : Colin Garratt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Golden Age Of Steam written by Colin Garratt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Locomotives categories.
Arranged chronologically, this book book charts the history and development of locomotives from 1830 to 1950, detailing the early British innovations in steam; the Battle of the Gauges; the American Mikados, Shays, Switchers, and Record Breakers; the early Canadian freight trains; European mountain power; and the enduring steam locomotives of India and South America. 400+ color photos.
The Engineer
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1861
The Engineer written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1861 with Engineering categories.
The Final Years Of London Midland Region Steam
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Author : David Mather
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2020-07-30
The Final Years Of London Midland Region Steam written by David Mather and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-30 with Transportation categories.
The book investigates the vast number of locomotives that came to the London Midland Region in 1948 at Nationalisation. This is a class by class survey with over 200 illustrations, covering all the top link and freight classes, also looking at the smaller types of locomotive, operating on branch lines and doing more humble tasks. The author explores what happened to them and also looks at those that eventually made their way into preservation.
British Steam Military Connections London Midland And Scottish Railway Steam Locomotives
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Author : Keith Langston
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2019-08-30
British Steam Military Connections London Midland And Scottish Railway Steam Locomotives written by Keith Langston and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-30 with Transportation categories.
This British Railways history explores the long-held tradition of naming steam locomotives in honor of the military. The naming of steam locomotives was a beloved British tradition since the first railway locomotives appeared in 1804. Many of the names were chosen in honor of military personnel, regiments, squadrons, naval vessels, aircraft, battles, and associated historic events. This volume looks specifically at the steam locomotives with military-inspired names that were built by the London & North Eastern Railway, which joined the British Railways stock in 1948. A large number of the company’s Jubilee class locomotives were given names with a military connection, as were a small number of Black Five class engines. Famously the majority of the much-admired Royal Scot class of engines carried names associated with the military in general and regimental names in particular. Many of the nameplates were adorned with ornate crests and badges. Long after the demise of mainline steam, rescued nameplates have become prized collectors’ items. This generously illustrated publication highlights the relevant steam locomotives and explains the origins and social history surrounding their military names.
